Food recalls in EU – Week 10 – 2014

This week on the RASFF database (Rapid Alert System for Food and Feed) we have one recall from consumers in EU in the alert notification: - Food additives and flavourings: unauthorised colour E 128 - Red 2G, E 110, Sunset Yellow (FCF), E 124 - Ponceau 4R/cochineal red A in sliced ginger pickles, following an official control on the market. Origin Japan (via Netherlands), … Continue reading Food recalls in EU – Week 10 – 2014

Updates about EU increased checks at the borders

Controls performed at European Union borders on the basis of Regulation (EC) No 669/2009 continue to deliver results and, as a consequence, the EU is removing some products from the list of feed and food of non-animal origin that are subject to an increased level of official controls by national competent authorities at the border. … Continue reading Updates about EU increased checks at the borders